tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post1654200084495076898..comments2024-03-27T07:02:30.838+00:00Comments on A Wargaming Odyssey: Going Around the Block (Again!)David Crookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-66960318006247909212018-11-15T08:45:12.464+00:002018-11-15T08:45:12.464+00:00Hi Archduke,
I did consider this early on but dec...Hi Archduke,<br /><br />I did consider this early on but decided against it as I do not want to mark the blocks in any if I can help it. If I was starting the process over again I would have factored in something on the label to indicate facing but I am not about to rework several thousand blocks anytime soon!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-34838265779431483342018-11-15T08:43:05.957+00:002018-11-15T08:43:05.957+00:00Hi Charles,
Again, that is a good idea and I am c...Hi Charles,<br /><br />Again, that is a good idea and I am currently experimenting with something similar - great minds more or less think alike!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-86628517809771526222018-11-15T08:42:02.034+00:002018-11-15T08:42:02.034+00:00Hi jfidz,
That is a good idea and is along the li...Hi jfidz,<br /><br />That is a good idea and is along the lines of what I am currently considering only my version would be more in keeping with the overall look of the blocks as they are.<br /><br />A very good suggestion though and it has given me an idea for something else I am planning so many thanks!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-90224272341969109662018-11-15T08:39:46.443+00:002018-11-15T08:39:46.443+00:00Hi Stu Rat,
I really do not want to touch the blo...Hi Stu Rat,<br /><br />I really do not want to touch the blocks in any way if I can avoid it - simply because I have so many of them and it would be rather a large undertaking. Even if I only drilled, painted or relabelled one block from a unit (1 in 4, 3 or 2 for infantry, cavalry or artillery respectively) it still means changing around 300 or so blocks.<br /><br />I have a cunning plan though....<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-16248955562110676272018-11-15T08:36:33.483+00:002018-11-15T08:36:33.483+00:00Hi Jolly Broom Man,
You are quite right! I had al...Hi Jolly Broom Man,<br /><br />You are quite right! I had always planned to use flags at some point but had never gotten around to it. I believe it will really add to the visual appeal and will also serve to make the action more ‘personal’.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-42015917159782067452018-11-15T02:00:53.747+00:002018-11-15T02:00:53.747+00:00This is probably a silly idea, but let's put i...This is probably a silly idea, but let's put it out there; why not just put a dot with marker pen on the leading edge of the block?<br />Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-56522707809056772632018-11-14T23:04:13.400+00:002018-11-14T23:04:13.400+00:00Myself, I'd go with a simple cardboard base un...Myself, I'd go with a simple cardboard base under the "command stand" shaped like an open envelope. The pointy flap part indicating the facing. They could also be color coded to indicate the status of the unit, good, staggered or shaken, routing, etc.Charles Litkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182265039055575093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-7897691592358538312018-11-14T18:36:03.802+00:002018-11-14T18:36:03.802+00:00Hi David,
Just a thought - what about using a pap...Hi David, <br />Just a thought - what about using a paper clip (preferably black to negate painting). Part of it could be bent into a shape similar to a coat hanger (this would be the bit that the block sat on), the remainder then being straightened to serve as the flagstaff.<br />Johnjfidzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12691707855117125800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-89087987557175331882018-11-14T16:24:05.491+00:002018-11-14T16:24:05.491+00:00The flags will look cool. Go with flags!The flags will look cool. Go with flags!The Jolly Broom Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14037134974588645559noreply@blogger.com